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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsGiant prehistoric virus from Siberia to be awoken
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This is nuts, what if the Virus destroys mankind! | |
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This is nuts, what if the VIRUS destroys everything on the planet | |
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I suppose it could be contained, but I wouldn't bet on it... | |
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I suppose it could be contained, provided we have a lot safty things in place. | |
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No its not crazy, its so very ancient, we could find out more about life from that time | |
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Imagine the value this could be to all mankind | |
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Imagine the value this could be for the industrial Military Complex | |
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What if it falls into the wrong hands, like a Republican President! | |
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WE don't have a thing to worry about, this is not The Andromeda Strain! | |
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Giant prehistoric virus from Siberia to be awoken (Original Post)
yuiyoshida
Sep 2015
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Marrah_G
(28,581 posts)1. Zombies!!!!
shenmue
(38,506 posts)2. Worse: Cooties
Kenjie
(122 posts)4. That thing seems to know how to play the long game
Sure we might be able to contain it for awhile but it has patience. At the rate we're going humankind may disappear and it will escape after a much shorter wait.
In the end one never knows... I suppose we'll have to wait and see.
ZM90
(706 posts)5. Best case scenario: Humanity gets through it just fine.
Worst case scenario: It destroys the human race.
I am betting on something in between the best and worst case scenarios being the most possible.
tblue37
(65,394 posts)6. K&R for visibility. nt